2026 John M. Halley: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	42	5525	5333	11	11	136	7747

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Greece Leader Award

Overview

John M. Halley is affiliated with the University of Ioannina in Greece. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions across related subfields.

Their main areas of study include:

Plant and animal studies
Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
Species distribution and climate change
Land use and ecosystem services
Conservation, biodiversity, and resource management
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
Evolution and genetic dynamics

Within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Halley's work includes research on various ecological and conservation themes. Key subfields they have worked in are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Global and Planetary Change; Ecological Modeling; and Ecology.

They have published frequently in several academic venues, such as:

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Biodiversity and Conservation
New Phytologist
Biological Conservation
Atmospheric Environment

Recent papers credited to Halley's research include the following:

Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi (2020, Plants People Planet)
State of the World's Plants and Fungi 2020 (2020, Ghent University Academic Bibliography)
The origin and speciation of orchids (2024, New Phytologist)
Sacred natural sites and biodiversity conservation: a systematic review (2021, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Analysing the distribution of strictly protected areas toward the EU2030 target (2023, Biodiversity and Conservation)

Halley's network of frequent co-authors includes:

Martha Charitonidou
Kalliopi Stara
Despoina Vokou
Félix Forest
Alexandre Antonelli

Best Publications

Ecology, evolution and 1 f -noise

John M. Halley

640
Citations
Uses and abuses of fractal methodology in ecology

J. M. Halley;S. Hartley;A. S. Kallimanis;W. E. Kunin

437
Citations
Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi

Eimear Nic Lughadha;Steven P. Bachman;Tarciso C.C. Leão;Félix Forest

415
Citations
Elephant Seal Genetic Variation and the Use of Simulation Models to Investigate Historical Population Bottlenecks

A. R. Hoelzel;J. Halley;S. J. O'Brien;C. Campagna

366
Citations
Dispersal of Amazonian birds in continuous and fragmented forest

Kyle S. Van Houtan;Stuart L. Pimm;John M. Halley;Richard O. Bierregaard

306
Citations
Effects of Monoterpenoids, Acting Alone or in Pairs, on Seed Germination and Subsequent Seedling Growth

Despina Vokou;Panagiota Douvli;George J. Blionis;John M. Halley

252
Citations
How does habitat diversity affect the species-area relationship

Athanasios S. Kallimanis;Athanasios S. Kallimanis;Antonis D. Mazaris;Joseph Tzanopoulos;John M. Halley

230
Citations
Extinction risk of soil biota

Stavros D. Veresoglou;John M. Halley;Matthias C. Rillig

210
Citations
Where did the fires burn in Peloponnisos, Greece the summer of 2007? Evidence for a synergy of fuel and weather

Nikos Koutsias;Margarita Arianoutsou;Athanasios S. Kallimanis;Giorgos Mallinis

199
Citations
Long-term trends in atmospheric pollen levels in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece

Athanasios Damialis;John M. Halley;Dimitrios Gioulekas;Despina Vokou

162
Citations
Targeted habitat restoration can reduce extinction rates in fragmented forests.

William D. Newmark;Clinton N. Jenkins;Stuart L. Pimm;Phoebe B. McNeally

161
Citations
Investigating long-term ecological variability using the Global Population Dynamics Database.

Pablo Inchausti;John Halley

160
Citations
Predicting the Persistence of Amphibian Populations with the Help of a Spatial Model

J. M. Halley;R. S. Oldham;J. W. Arntzen

158
Citations
On the relation between temporal variability and persistence time in animal populations

Pablo Inchausti;John Halley

157
Citations
Extinction Risk and the 1/f Family of Noise Models

John M. Halley;William E. Kunin

143
Citations
A model for the spatial dynamics of linyphiid spiders in farmland

J. M. Halley;C. F. G. Thomas;P. C. Jepson

139
Citations
Dynamics of extinction debt across five taxonomic groups.

John M. Halley;Nikolaos Monokrousos;Antonios D. Mazaris;William D. Newmark

133
Citations
Metapopulation Extinction Risk under Spatially Autocorrelated Disturbance

A. S. Kallimanis;W. E. Kunin;J. M. Halley;S. P. Sgardelis

130
Citations
The long-term temporal variability and spectral colour of animal populations

Pablo Inchausti;John Halley

126
Citations
Flowering phenology of Campanula on Mt Olympos, Greece

George J. Blionis;John M. Halley;Despina Vokou

118
Citations
State of the World’s Plants and Fungi

A Antonelli;R.J. Smith;C. Fry;Monique S.J. Simmonds

113
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Despoina Vokou Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Athanasios S. Kallimanis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Stefanos P. Sgardelis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Kyle S. Van Houtan Duke University

Stuart L. Pimm Duke University

Yoh Iwasa Kwansei Gakuin University

Robert J. Wilson University of St Andrews

William E. Kunin University of Leeds

Alexandre Antonelli University of Gothenburg

Stavros D. Veresoglou Freie Universität Berlin

External Links

Personal website of John M. Halley

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